Tennessee Board of Regents 2010 – 2015 Strategic Planning Process

Setting New Directions Strategic Plan Oversight Committee set priorities Four key priorities – Leadership – Access – Quality – Resourcefulness Regional Forums provided updates and status

Definition of Strategic Planning Strategic planning is a disciplined effort to produce fundamental decisions and actions that shape and guide what an organization is, what it does and why it does it

The Realities of Planning Plan should anchor System decisions Forces override planning The “landscape” changes Plan should be flexible

Meet state needs for public accountability Meet institutional and system planning needs Guided by planning assumptions Focused on Key Priorities and “vital few” goals

Building the Plan Tennessee Board of RegentsCHANCELLOR Academic Affairs System Planning Oversight Committee S.W.O.T. Analysis Committee Data Committee By March 2010, the Board will act on the system plan By September 2010, the Board will act on the institutional strategic plans

Strategic Planning Process Institution Strategic Plans Progress IndicatorsTimeline with Benchmarks TBR System Strategic Plan Progress IndicatorsTimeline with Benchmarks Establish Priorities Oversight Committee Proposed Planning Assumptions Themes SWOT Analysis Committee Enrollment/Persistence Institution QualityAffordabilityExternal Influences Data Committee

Identified, collected, and analyzed data for SWOT analysis Established website at Identified focal areas of Enrollment/Persistence, Institutional Quality, Affordability, and External Influences Reported to the SWOT team around such areas as student success measures, financial aid, campus resources, campus environment

S.W.O.T Analysis Committee Identified Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Identified themes in findings relevant to focal areas The analysis suggested – what we need to build upon, what we need to change, what areas we can optimize, and what areas need to managed or countered Led to the suggested key planning assumptions Submitted report to Oversight Committee that includes S.W.O.T. analysis, themes, and planning assumptions

Oversight Committee Receive the input from SWOT analysis Adopt the key planning assumptions Recommend the vision, mission, and key priorities Recommend one or two key goals for each key priority

Strategic Planning Timeline December 2009 Board approval of Key Priorities and Goals March 2010 Board approval of System Plan September 2010 Board approval of Campus Plans System Plan will provide the foundation for the institutional plans